East Lansing, Michigan
Moist Towelette Museum
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
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East Lansing, Michigan
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Eagle Harbor, Michigan
On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.
Grayling, Michigan
This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Detroit, Michigan
To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.
Cass City, Michigan
Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Boys Town, Nebraska
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Independence, Missouri
A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Indianapolis, Indiana
At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."
Marion, Indiana
Larger-than-life sculptures of the world’s most famous cat mark the birthplace of creator Jim Davis.
Alexandria, Indiana
Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.
Elmhurst, Illinois
A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.
Traverse City, Michigan
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.
Williamsburg, Michigan
Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.
Salina, Utah
Where a guard killed nine German prisoners during one of the worst 20th-century POW camp massacres in U.S. history.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Carp Lake, Michigan
“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.
Ithaca, New York
For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.
Ithaca, New York
This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.
Boise, Idaho
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.