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Maribel, Wisconsin

Maribel Caves Hotel

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia examines produce at a stall several years after his artichoke war.
crime

In 1930s New York, the Mayor Took on the Mafia by Banning Artichokes

Gangs and mafiosos have a long history with food crime.
Mark Hay January 17, 2020
John Dillinger's headstone, chipped by souvenir hunters.
crime

John Dillinger Is Long Dead and Somehow Still a Troublemaker

Mysteries and theories still surround the outlaw's death and burial in Indiana, 85 years later.
Isaac Schultz September 11, 2019
London, England

The Blind Beggar

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
Elvis Presley collection.
Roscoe, Illinois

Historic Auto Attractions

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.
Barker-Karpis House.
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Barker-Karpis Hideout House

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.
Courtyard monument.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Bugsy Siegel Monument

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Monument to the Shootout.
Dexter, Iowa

Bonnie and Clyde Dexter Shootout Marker

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Wooden walls at the Green Mill
Chicago, Illinois

Green Mill Jazz Club

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
This map of Chicago's gangs was tucked away in the back pocket of Frederic Thrasher's 1927 book <em>The Gang: A Study of 1,313 Gangs in Chicago.</em>
map monday

A 1927 Map Reveals the Hide-Outs of Chicago's Most Notorious Gangsters

Drawn by hand, one sociologist detailed the whereabouts of over 1,300 active criminal enterprises.
Lauren Young January 23, 2017
cars

A Tour of Al Capone's 'Killer' Cadillac, Which Once Terrorized Chicago Streets

It featured bullet-proof glass and a police siren.
Lauren Young January 23, 2017
A historical reenactor in what was Burrows and Sons Chinese Laundry.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Tunnels of Moose Jaw

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.
Facade of the eatery
Granite City, Illinois

Luna Café

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
food

The Violent Ice Cream Wars of 1980s Scotland

The most dangerous job in Glasgow was being an ice cream man.
Natalie Zarrelli May 13, 2016
hidden

Take a Tour of Trendy Panama City, Led by Former Gang Members

The seedy history of the Panamanian capital–through the eyes of those who lived it.
Carly Schwartz April 28, 2016
Make your own escape through the historic lobby
Tucson, Arizona

Hotel Congress

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.