Places EFS Wants to Go

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

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

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.