1. Make Sure You Get Your Tetanus Shot Before Visiting This Lost World
Imagine a huge park filled with larger than life artwork made from rust. Now imagine that a majority of those rusted pieces are modeled after extinct animals. Pretty crazy, right?
Only five miles outside Marshfield, Jurustic Park delivers that experience. It features around 250 giant rusty sculptures of animals ranging from giant dragons to dinosaurs to a few that resemble creatures still walking the earth.
2. In Memory Of The World’s Pissiest Pachyderm
But that’s not the case with Romeo the elephant. Wisconsin has a very rich history with the circus, with several towns claiming to be the capital of these traveling shows. One of these towns is Delavan, which was home to 26 different circus companies during the last half of the 1800s.
In order to remember this important part of their past, they erected a giant elephant statue, modeled after one of the stars of their shows. Interestingly, this elephant is also one of the deadliest performers in circus history, brutally killing five people at different times throughout his 15 year career. He is also responsible for destroying a number of stands and facilities during his angry outbreaks.
3. You’ll Be A Buzz About This Totally Sweet Spot
It’s been said that eating local honey has been proven to help with symptoms of allergies, along with other health conditions. That’s a good enough reason alone to head over to Honey Acres in Ashippun.
This site is heaven for honey lovers, featuring a honey museum, up close and personal looks at the honey making process, honey taste testing, and a chance to see a hive at work from the safer side of plexi-glass.
4. The Truth Is Out There. And By Out There We Mean Wisconsin
Attracting UFO seekers, ghost hunters, and an entire range of other paranormal enthusiasts, Burlington’s Sci-Fi Café and Earth Mysteries Museum is a spot to eat unlike any other.
Filled with extraterrestrial dolls and photos of unexplained phenomena, the café also hosts several special events throughout the year focusing on delving deeper into the bizarre world we live in.
Said to be one of the most haunted, supernatural cities in the U.S., Burlington is also home to the Annual Vortex Conference. Similar to the vortices you may have heard about in Sedona, the vortices in Burlington attract visitors by boosting a connection with the spirit world and fairy kingdoms.
5. You’ll Be Bowled Over By These Creative Commodes
If you’ve got a bucket list featuring awesome bathrooms you want to visit, then you already know what’s going on in Sheboygan. If you’re not a toilet connoisseur, then you’re probably still in the dark.
Between 1999 and 2004, the John Michael Kohler Art Center in downtown Sheboygan had several artists decorate six different bathrooms. The result was amazing. Each one is completely different, featuring a variety of themes and oddities, along with a strange name, like the “Emptying and Filling” bathroom for example.
All bathrooms can be used by both males and females, provided they get approval first.
6. Go Out On A Limb To Contribute To this Sole-ful Work Of Art
Next time you’re headed to a Packers game, bring along a pair of old sneakers you can part with. The Green Bay Shoe Tree, near the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Sports Center, is slowly becoming a very impressive display. It’s been decorated by shoes tossed into its branches throughout the years, creating a living, breathing, ever-changing piece of art.
The method is simple: Wear shoes until they’re holey, tie strings together, drive to Green Bay, muster strength, hurl said shoes towards the branches.
7. Wannabe Cowboys Will Go Wild For This Place
Despite being nowhere near the picturesque “Wild West” setting, Watson’s Wild West Museum in Elkhorn is one of the most extensive collections of artifacts from this American era in the entire world. Their collection boosts over 2,000 cattle brands, over 100 saddles, and an entire range of antique firearms.
If you’re feeling lucky, you can even try to pan for gold the old school way at their on-site Tumbleweed Mine.
8. Some Wisconsiners Like To Keep It Old School, Real Old School
With artifacts spanning over 2,000 years, Castlerock Arms and Armor Museum in Alma, is home to one of the best medieval collections in the country. At home in a castle-esque building, their collection features full suits of armor and weaponry from the era, with demonstrations sure to take visitors on a trip back in time.
9. This Magician Museum Reveals All Its Secrets
Famous for his feats of deception, one of the world’s most famous magicians was born in Appleton, Harry Houdini. Paying tribute to their famous resident, the Harry Houdini Historical Center gives visitors an inside look at his life. Among the displays include his actual props with things like strait jackets, iron legs, and lock picks, as well as an optional tour to some of his most frequent boyhood spots.
The facility also has frequent demonstrations, showing visitors how Houdini was able to pull off some of his most famous tricks, putting visitors in his position and letting them do it for themselves. This hands-on style of teaching got a lot of harsh feedback from the magician community, as several secrets were revealed to the general population.
10. Get Your Caboose To This Terrifically Tiny Town
One of the most interactive toy train displays in the world, the Toy Train Barn in Argyle fills what used to be a functioning animal barn with an entire range of miniature locomotives.
People that come here are able to “visit a world in miniature,” as various trains whir around the tracks in every direction.
An engineer at heart, Buck Guthrie has rigged common appliances, such as microwaves, VCRs and toasters, to help make the town come to life. The site also has a 12 gauge train, which takes visitors for an exciting ride around the 18 acres of hilly property.
11. Get Caught Clowning Around At The World’s Funniest Museum
Baraboo is home to the International Clown Hall of Fame. Visitors are able to walk through room after room of clown art, with thousands of clown eyes following their every step. Fun?
The ICHOF also prides themselves in having the final say in popular clown debates, such as “Who really was the original Bozo?” They decided it was Pinto Colvig.
12. We Knew Wisconsin Loved Their Beer, But This Is Insane
If you’re driving through La Crosse, make sure you make a stop at the world’s largest six-pack of beer.
These huge cans were once owned by the G. Heileman Brewing Company, but when that went out of business City Brewing Company Took over.
The sign out front claims that the cans can hold enough beer to fill 22,200 barrels of beer, or 7,340,796 cans. That’s enough to give each of the 52,000 people in La Crosse 23 six packs.
13. Get Followed By 12,000 Holy Eyes
Whether or not a person is religious, they’re still likely to find the world’s largest collection of angels pretty shocking, with over 6,000 pieces calling the Angel Museum in Beloit their home.
Located in the old St. Paul’s Catholic Church downtown, a lot of the collection is from Joyce Berg, who started her personal collection in 1976. It’s rumored that she has another 6,000 at her home, waiting to be displayed.
14. Sputnik Never Crashes The Same Place Twice
Commemorated only by a plaque in the ground and a small circular burn ring, Manitowoc was the site of the Sputnik crash on Sept. 6, 1962.
What had most of our nation living in daily fear and elementary schools practicing nuclear bomb drills came to a grinding halt temporarily right in Wisconsin. While it was a tense moment years ago, today the crash has spanned the annual Sputnikfest, featuring various alien and space themed festivities.
15. You’ll Need To Axe For Directions To This Lumberjack Event
If you’re a lumberjack, you probably already know that Hayward is the home to the Lumberjack World Championships. If you’re employed by any other profession, there’s a good chance you never knew how exciting this career can be.
With around 20 events, you’ll see log rolling, wood chopping and sawing, tree climbing, and plenty of flapjacks to go around. Brian Bartow currently holds the tree climbing record, shooting up 90 feet of wood in 19.87 seconds.
Best known for their cheese and their football, Wisconsin is home to a lot of other passionate people doing what they love. With some of the most unique museums and cultural centers in America, the Badger State truly is one-of-a-kind.
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