Places altmind Wants to Go

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 enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A notorious punk house turned co-op.

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.