Places lostslav Wants to Go

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

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

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.