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Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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

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

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

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

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

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

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.

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

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

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

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

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

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

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

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

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.