Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

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

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

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

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

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

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.