Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

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

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

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

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

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

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

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

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.