Places lisaintheevening Wants to Go

An eccentric park and pool.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

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.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

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

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

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

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

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

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

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