Places Nimrochill Wants to Go

A chessmaster's dream destination.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

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

This museum located in Fondi is also said to be the most haunted building in town.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.