Places acrig Wants to Go

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

One of the largest cemeteries in the world.

This small square basin behind a quiet church was once a popular medieval pilgrimage site.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

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

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

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

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.