Neillsville, Wisconsin
Silver Dome Ballroom
Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."
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Jefferson, Wisconsin
Aztalan State Park
The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.
Sparta, Wisconsin
Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum
Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
America's Black Holocaust Museum
A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.
Laona, Wisconsin
Camp 5 Museum
Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.
Madison, Wisconsin
John Muir's Alarm Clock Desk
Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Sputnik IV Crash Site
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Science & Surplus
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
Cave of the Mounds
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
House on the Rock
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mothman Museum
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Washington, D.C.
Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
Washington, D.C.
Hall of Fake Presidents
Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.
Washington, D.C.
Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
Washington, D.C.
The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
The First Map of the United States
This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Library Of Congress Gutenberg Bible
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Washington, D.C.
Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
Washington, D.C.
Capital Transit Co. Streetcar Barn
Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Book Conveyor Tunnel
A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.
Washington, D.C.
Gun Barrel Fence
This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
