Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

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

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

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

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

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

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.