Places Mama Shotts Wants to Go

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

This park harkens back to frontier life in Wisconsin.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.