Arcola, Illinois
Rockome Gardens - An Amish Themepark
You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.
Places I've been
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Arcola, Illinois
You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.
Atlanta, Georgia
A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Jamestown, North Dakota
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Regent, North Dakota
One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
Kansasville, Wisconsin
The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Dyersville, Iowa
The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.
Dyersville, Iowa
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Elkhart, Indiana
The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."
Elkhart, Indiana
A rural hall of justice holds the world's only comic book and superhero museum.
Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.
Benton, Illinois
The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.