Denver, Colorado
Blue Mustang
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
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Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
St. Louis, Missouri
During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Chicago, Illinois
In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.
West Chicago, Illinois
Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Alton, Illinois
A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
Geneva, Illinois
This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.
Wilmington, Illinois
This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.
Oregon, Illinois
This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).
Batavia, Illinois
An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.
Brookfield, Illinois
It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
Chicago, Illinois
Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.