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

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

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

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

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

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

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