Places Ckorear512 Wants to Go

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

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

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

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

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

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

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

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.

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

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

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.