Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
Cave of the Mounds
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
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Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
Freeport, Illinois
A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Mount Carroll, Illinois
Former hotel turned into haunted playground.
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Omaha, Nebraska
An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Burlington, Iowa
While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Anamosa, Iowa
Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
West Bend, Iowa
A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.
Britt, Iowa
An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Marshall, Missouri
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.
Shullsburg, Wisconsin
A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.