Places that1uplife Wants to Go

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

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.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Before the Vatican, there was Dolton: This is the childhood home of the first American pope.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

The final resting place of one of Chicago’s most iconic drill rappers.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

The world's only known button museum.