Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

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

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

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

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

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

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

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

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

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

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

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.