This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.