Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mars Cheese Castle
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
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Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.
Schaumburg, Illinois
The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.
Chesterton, Indiana
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Michigan City, Indiana
These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
Michigan City, Indiana
A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.
Owosso, Michigan
Largely unknown designer of the Jefferson nickel, one of the most iconic coins in U.S. history.
Somerset Center, Michigan
This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.
Rochester Hills, Michigan
A historic cider mill still using time-tested techniques.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Flat Rock, North Carolina
The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.
Mount Vernon, Iowa
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
Owatonna, Minnesota
Preserving the story of an early 20th-century orphanage.
Good Thunder, Minnesota
This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.
Jordan, Minnesota
This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.
Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Alexandria, Minnesota
America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.
Alexandria, Minnesota
14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.