Places SeducedMind Wants to Go

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

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

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.