Places that1uplife Wants to Go

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.

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

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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