St. Louis, Missouri
Laclede's Landing Wax Museum
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
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St. Louis, Missouri
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Joplin, Missouri
A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
Waukesha, Wisconsin
A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.
Madison, Wisconsin
A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Austin, Texas
Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.
Madison, Wisconsin
This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.
Amana, Iowa
What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.
Madison, Wisconsin
Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.