The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

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

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

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

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

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

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?