Places lilpuddanesca Wants to Go

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

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

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

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

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

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

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

This shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary is also a tribute from a mother to her fallen son.

These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.