Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Holler House
The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.
Waukesha, Wisconsin
A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
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.
Shorewood, Wisconsin
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.
Boston, Massachusetts
A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Rising 30 feet in the air atop Quarry Hill, the Old Powder House is the oldest stone building in the state of Massachusetts.
Medford, Massachusetts
The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.
Arlington, Massachusetts
A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Concord, Massachusetts
A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.