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

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

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

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

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

One of the largest collections of intact Victorian-era waterworks equipment in the world.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.