Places Jessfrawg Wants to Go

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.