Places Sarah Finley Wants to Go

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

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

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

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

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

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

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

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.