Places bentleymadman Wants to Go

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

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

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.