Places tjhoek Wants to Go

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.