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

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

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

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.