Places mhendrickson3 Wants to Go

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

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

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.