Places Avalon Wants to Go

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

The final resting place of the hero of Air Florida Flight 90 known as "the man in the water."

The inconspicuous grave of the University of Illinois' first president is just steps from the main quadrangle.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.

Steel remnants of a bridge make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River.

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.