Places toothbat Wants to Go

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

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

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

Meant for a railway that was never built because of the Great Chicago Fire, these piers still stand nearly 150 years after they were installed.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

An out of this world experience.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.