Places Ian Engweiler Wants to Go

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A massive collection of vintage cars in an industrial-style building.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.

This 19th-century outhouse has been recognized as a historic site.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.