Places livelavalora Wants to Go

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

A rare cliffside vantage point of Lake Michigan with an explosive history.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

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