Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

A collection of soda memorabilia that spans decades.

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

Explore an underground labyrinth of miniature railroads.

In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.

The final resting place of one of Chicago’s most iconic drill rappers.

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.

The site where Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, was killed by a mob.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

A memorial dedicated to a traveling circus elephant killed by a lightning strike in 1972.

The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.

The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.

The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.

The final resting place of two unknown soldiers.

A section in the cemetery mostly for circus performers, including victims of the famous 1918 Hammond Circus train wreck.

The owners of this Victorian-era estate say it’s still visited by the spirits of long-gone residents.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.

Thousands of hats, pens, and pencils, hanging inside the walls of a former church.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.