Places adamthehistorianghosthunter Wants to Go

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

The World's Largest Bull.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

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

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

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

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

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

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

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

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

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

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

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.