Places flokibrobst Wants to Go

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.