Places Taffodil Wants to Go

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.

The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.

Thousands of hats, pens, and pencils, hanging inside the walls of a former church.

Take a trip back in time at this retro cinema dating back to 1954.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

This curious headstone is labeled simply as "The Queen."

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

The site of Stockholm's last public execution.

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.