Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

The property contains 37 preserved animal effigy mounds constructed by Native Americans between 800-1100.

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

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.