Places kiraJ Wants to Go

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

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

An eccentric park and pool.

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

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

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

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

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

The world's only known button museum.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

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