Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

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

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

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

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

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

This beautiful defunct water tower adds a European flair to a traditional Japanese neighborhood.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.