Places lomicster Wants to Go

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

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

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Take in the beauty of the Milky Way at one of the best sites for stargazing in Nevada—a state with some tough competition.

The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Mine your own precious stones.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.