Places Sarah Jones Wants to Go

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

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

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

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.