A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

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

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

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

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

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

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

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

Ever wanted to can Spam?