Places Gravefog Wants to Go

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

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

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.