Mackinaw City, Michigan
The Wacky Taxidermy & Miniatures Museum
Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.
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Mackinaw City, Michigan
Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.
Traverse City, Michigan
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
South Bend, Washington
A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Lane County, Oregon
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
Kalkaska, Michigan
Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Where most of the world's flypaper was made.
Saugatuck, Michigan
In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.
Frankfort, Michigan
The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.
Manistee, Michigan
The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.
North Webster, Indiana
Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Chicago, Illinois
One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."