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A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

A surprisingly large number of show waterski teams are located here in Wisconsin.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

At this Wisconsin museum there are real ducks, fake ducks, duck calls and a Duck Blind.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.