Places AMischiefManaged Wants to Go

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

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

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

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

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

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

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

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

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

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.