Places ike1212 Wants to Go

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

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

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Tucked away in Jacksonville's oldest neighborhood, this museum stands as a repository and celebration of outsider art.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.