A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

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

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

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

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

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

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

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

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

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.