Places caitlinhug7 Wants to Go

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

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

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

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

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