Places TeamDD Wants to Go

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

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

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.