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A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

At this Wisconsin museum there are real ducks, fake ducks, duck calls and a Duck Blind.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.