Places remcrae Wants to Go

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

Once home to a local bear named "Bruno."

On this small spit of land, the person who runs the public house is considered the King of Piel Island.

The ruins of a 17th-century lodge on a grand estate are being slowly restored to their former glory.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

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

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

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

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

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

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