Places ReisyD Wants to Go

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

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

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

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

The modern museum honors the achievements of the state's all-star athletes.

A hidden canyon deep in the woods of Indiana offers visitors a spectacular experience in nature.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

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

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.