Places alaskanmoss Wants to Go

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

Political debates in a fabulous Pasadena castle.

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.