Places elizabethgalen Wants to Go

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

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

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.

The fifth geographically in a series of twelve statues commemorating westward expansion in the United States.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

This small plaza encourages people diagnosed with cancer to never give up hope.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.