Places TheWanderBroad Wants to Go

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

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.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

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

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

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

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

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

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

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

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

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

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

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

The world's only known button museum.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

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

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

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.