Places terimagdanz Wants to Go

A man's home is his castle.

A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

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

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

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

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

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.