Places Savine Wants to Go

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

A large collection of motorbikes with some impressive gems.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

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