Places Nox Wants to Go

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

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

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

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

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.