Places pschmidt864 Wants to Go

The overgrown remains of a folly temple/playhouse, in an unmaintained section of a Dupage County Forest Preserve.

A sprawling historic mansion with connections to a notable industrial and publishing dynasty.

The Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College features a chunk of the Berlin Wall.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

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

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

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

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

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.