Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

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

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

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

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

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

A factory in Milwaukee where poop is reclaimed… and recycled.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.