Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

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

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

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

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

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

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.

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

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

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

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

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."