Places ephemeral epiphany Wants to Go

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

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

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.