The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

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

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

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

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

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

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

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

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

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

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

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.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.