Places arf0810 Wants to Go

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

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

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

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

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

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

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A blufftop prairie and limestone cliff with 30-mile views across two great rivers and prime bald eagle territory.

On the site of a former Army ammunition plant, bison now roam a restored sea of grass.

All that remains of the former site of the final home of president Franklin Pierce.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.