Places NatashaM Wants to Go

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

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

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

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

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

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

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

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

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

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

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

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

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

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

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.