Verona, Wisconsin
Verona Leprosy House Ruins
Probably the only remaining trace of a leprosy house in Wisconsin, reflecting a time when leprosy was uncurable and sufferers were isolated.
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Verona, Wisconsin
Probably the only remaining trace of a leprosy house in Wisconsin, reflecting a time when leprosy was uncurable and sufferers were isolated.
Madison, Wisconsin
The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.
Madison, Wisconsin
Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.
Madison, Wisconsin
The only thing these street signs will help you navigate is your imagination.
Madison, Wisconsin
A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Madison, Wisconsin
A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.
Rockford, Illinois
This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.
Rockford, Illinois
A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Chicago, Illinois
How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.
Chicago, Illinois
Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.
Chicago, Illinois
The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.
Chicago, Illinois
A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.
Washington, Wisconsin
Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Loveland, Colorado
A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.
Loveland, Colorado
A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.