The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

A surprisingly large number of show waterski teams are located here in Wisconsin.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

This animatronic Christmas village within an industrial park creates a whimsical juxtaposition.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

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

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

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

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

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

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

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