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

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

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

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

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

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

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

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

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

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.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

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

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

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.