Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

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

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

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

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

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

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

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

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

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

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

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

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

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

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.