Places grantavery Wants to Go

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

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

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

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

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

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

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

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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

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