Florence, Italy
Gipsoteca Bartolini
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Bronze Fonz
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Science & Surplus
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Circus World Museum
A large circus museum with summer performances.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
International Crane Foundation
This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.
Duluth, Minnesota
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.
Minnesota
Iona's Beach
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Split Rock Lighthouse
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Tillamook, Oregon
Tillamook Creamery
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace)
World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments
A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant Statue
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Pipestone, Minnesota
Giant Pipe of Pipestone
A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Michelangelos
One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pioneers Park Pillars
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Lincoln, Nebraska
National Museum of Roller Skating
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Boys Town, Nebraska
World's Largest Ball of Stamps
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Kansas City, Missouri
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Kansas City, Missouri
Treasures of the Steamboat Arabia
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Blue Whale of Catoosa
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Diamond, Missouri
World's Largest Small Electrical Appliance Museum
Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.
Joplin, Missouri
National Cookie Cutter Historical Museum
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
