Places defriesen Wants to Go

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

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

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."