Santa Fe, New Mexico
Girard Wing
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Madison, Wisconsin
A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Rudolph, Wisconsin
Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Athens, Wisconsin
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Verona, Wisconsin
Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.
Chicago, Illinois
A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Madison, Wisconsin
A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.