Places lunarassault Wants to Go

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.