Baraboo, Wisconsin
Circus World Museum
A large circus museum with summer performances.
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Baraboo, Wisconsin
A large circus museum with summer performances.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.
Madison, Wisconsin
Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Sparta, Wisconsin
These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.
Quincy, Illinois
This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.
Arcola, Illinois
You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Chicago, Illinois
This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.
Addison, Illinois
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
Chicago, Illinois
This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Brookfield, Illinois
What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.
Evanston, Illinois
More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.
Lombard, Illinois
This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
First planned industrial community in the United States.