Places brobergmelissa Wants to Go

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A Prohibition-era casino once hidden as a palatial tea room.

A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.