Places midwesterntravels Wants to Go

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.

Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

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

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

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

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

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

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

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

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

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

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.