Denver, Colorado
H. R. Meininger Co.
One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.
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Denver, Colorado
One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.
Orlando, Florida
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
Orlando, Florida
A different kind of swan princess.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.
Racine, Wisconsin
The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.
Shorewood, Wisconsin
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.
Schaumburg, Illinois
The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.
Addison, Illinois
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Minnesota
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Pensacola, Florida
A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.