Places kendallmbailey Wants to Go

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.