Places jenniferonmars Wants to Go

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.