Places andeedangerously Wants to Go

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

Ornate and vibrant, this temple is a colorful place of worship for Columbus's Thai and Laotian communities.

Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.