Places Taffodil Wants to Go

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

Meant for a railway that was never built because of the Great Chicago Fire, these piers still stand nearly 150 years after they were installed.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

The inconspicuous grave of the University of Illinois' first president is just steps from the main quadrangle.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.