A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

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

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

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

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Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

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

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.