Places marytreptow Wants to Go

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

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

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.