Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.