Places istnbl Wants to Go

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

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

Pizza with a side of fine art.

The final resting place of two unknown soldiers.

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

This church doubles a museum dedicated to Norwegian heritage.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.

Meant for a railway that was never built because of the Great Chicago Fire, these piers still stand nearly 150 years after they were installed.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.