Places Hairywombat Wants to Go

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

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

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

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.