Winnetka, Illinois
The 'Home Alone' House
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
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Winnetka, Illinois
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Chicago, Illinois
The world's only known button museum.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Chicago, Illinois
The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Hubertus, Wisconsin
According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.