Places rel1005 Wants to Go

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

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

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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.

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

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.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.