Places pauljuser Wants to Go

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

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

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

The world's only known button museum.

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.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

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

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

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

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

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

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This giant rock arrived at this quiet park thousands of years ago on the back of a massive glacier.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.