Places that1uplife Wants to Go

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

A lone traffic cone perched on a ledge has remained unmoved since at least 2011, unofficially earning the status of a tiny Chicago landmark.

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 hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

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

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

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

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

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

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

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

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

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

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.