Places that1uplife Wants to Go

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

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

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

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

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

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

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

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

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

An eccentric park and pool.

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