Places nejuum Wants to Go

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

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

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

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

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

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

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.

A science teacher's dream.

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

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.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.