Places that1uplife Wants to Go

The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

A board game enthusiast's love for the game, memorialized forever.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

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.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

A hidden grotto on the grounds of the Kane County Government Center.

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

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

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