Places abbyworld Wants to Go

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

Volo Bog is the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, and also the southernmost open-water quaking bog in North America to exhibit all stages of bog succession.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

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

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A factory in Milwaukee where poop is reclaimed… and recycled.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.