Places marytreptow Wants to Go

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

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

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

The lobby of this hotel near the U.S.-Mexico border features a stained-glass mural that measures 42 feet long and 6 feet tall.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.