These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

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

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

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

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

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

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

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

The oldest remaining frame residence in Minneapolis.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

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

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.

The natural mummy of the less than chivalrous Knight Kahlbutz.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.