Places NatashaM Wants to Go

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

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

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

A science teacher's dream.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

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

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

Pizza with a side of fine art.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

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

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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.

The world's only known button museum.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.