Places Rick Brown Wants to Go

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

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

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

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

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The 606 is a decade in the making.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.