Ishpeming, Michigan
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap
A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Mount Horeb Trollway
A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
House on the Rock
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
C-97 Stratofreighter at the Don Q Inn
One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
Mammoth Site
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Nashville, Tennessee
President James K. Polk's Tomb
The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.
Nashville, Tennessee
Hermitage Hotel Men's Bathroom
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Indian River, Michigan
The Cross in the Woods Shrine
One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Mackinac Island
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The Mackinac Bridge
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
L'Anse, Michigan
Bishop Baraga Shrine
This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wabasha Street Caves
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Zoran's Sculpture Park
A Perpetually Under construction Park.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Split Rock Lighthouse
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
Dearborn, Michigan
Edison's Last Breath
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Dearborn, Michigan
Dymaxion House
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
