Places marytreptow Wants to Go

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

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

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

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

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

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.