Places LouKYgreen Wants to Go

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

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

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

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

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.