Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

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

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