Places Twigs Wants to Go

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

The Inuit kayak from Robert Peary's 1896 expedition to Greenland is now on display at a local library.

One of the smallest churches in the United States is located along the side of the road in a residential neighborhood.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

The world's only known button museum.

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.