Washington, Wisconsin
Washington Island Stave Church
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Places Jason Verachtert Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chicago, Illinois
Cosmic Ray Detectors
One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Memphis, Tennessee
National Civil Rights Museum
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Mount Carroll, Illinois
Raven's Grin Inn
Former hotel turned into haunted playground.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
International Crane Foundation
This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
Cave of the Mounds
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Freeport, Illinois
Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad
The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet Correctional Center
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Chicago, Illinois
Hidden Egyptian Temple in Field Museum Break Room
Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Gary Gygax Memorial
Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.
Paradise, Michigan
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Laona, Wisconsin
Camp 5 Museum
Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.
Iron River, Michigan
Iron County Historical Museum
Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.
Athens, Wisconsin
45 X 90 Geographical Marker
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
