Places kristidem Wants to Go

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

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

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

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

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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