A Perpetually Under construction Park.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

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

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

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

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.