Places misterb316 Wants to Go

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

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

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

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

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

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

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

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.

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

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

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

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

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.