Places lostslav Wants to Go

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

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

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

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

The world's only known button museum.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

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

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.