Places Taffodil Wants to Go

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

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

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

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

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

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

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

The world's only known button museum.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

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