Places monicaanndelgado Wants to Go

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.

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.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.