This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

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

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

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

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

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

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.