Places mhendrickson3 Wants to Go

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This replica of a Sarajevo fountain stands at the heart of the world’s largest Bosnian diaspora community.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A big museum full of little worlds.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.