The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

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

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

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

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

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

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.