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These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

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.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

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

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

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

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

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

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

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

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.