Places candmthurman Wants to Go

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

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

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

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

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

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

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

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.