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The Elmer L. Andersen Library is home to the Holmes Collection.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Sherlock Holmes Collections

This collection is the largest in the world dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Up close view of the castle during the summer.

Kenora, Ontario

White Otter Castle

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.

Silver Dome Ballroom

Neillsville, Wisconsin

Silver Dome Ballroom

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion

Neillsville, Wisconsin

World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

Pine Mountain 500

Iron Mountain, Michigan

Pine Mountain 500

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Snowmobile exhibit

Eagle River, Wisconsin

World Snowmobile Headquarters

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.

Timms Hill

Ogema, Wisconsin

Timms Hill

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

45 X 90 Geographical Marker

Athens, Wisconsin

45 X 90 Geographical Marker

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

The exterior of the Adair Cabin and John Brown Museum.

Osawatomie, Kansas

John Brown Memorial Park and Museum

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.

'Roots of the City'

Helsinki, Finland

'Roots of the City'

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

War Eagle Cavern

Little Flock, Arkansas

War Eagle Cavern

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

An image of a water fountain for both horses and humans.

Welcome, Minnesota

Horse and Human Drinking Fountain

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

Sulphur Springs Park

Sulphur Springs, Arkansas

Sulphur Springs Park

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

Left Missouri, Right Mississippi

West Alton, Missouri

Jones Confluence Point State Park

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

The newly repainted house

Hibbing, Minnesota

Bob Dylan's Childhood Home

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.

Smokey Bear Park

International Falls, Minnesota

Smokey Bear Park

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

Stormy Kromer Cap

Ironwood, Michigan

Giant Stormy Kromer Cap

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

Pettit Memorial Chapel

Belvidere, Illinois

Pettit Memorial Chapel

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

Mammoth Spring

Mammoth Spring, Arkansas

Mammoth Spring

The seventh largest spring in the world.

Bird's eye view of the star-shaped fort.

Churchill, Manitoba

Prince of Wales Fort

This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.

Foxfire Museum

Mountain City, Georgia

Foxfire Museum

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

Centralia

Aristes, Pennsylvania

Centralia

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Pavek Museum

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pavek Museum

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication

Unclaimed Baggage Center

Scottsboro, Alabama

Unclaimed Baggage Center

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

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