Places csieminski Wants to Go

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

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

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

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

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

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

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.