Places snyder7allie Wants to Go

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

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

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

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

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

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.