Places meganvbell Wants to Go

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

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

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

A science teacher's dream.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

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

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

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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