Places Michael Woodruff Wants to Go

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

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

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

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

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.