Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

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

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.