Batavia, Illinois
Fabyan Windmill
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
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Batavia, Illinois
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
Chicago, Illinois
These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Chicago, Illinois
To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Madison, Wisconsin
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
Madison, Wisconsin
The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Dearborn, Michigan
One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.