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

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

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

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

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.