Midwest — open filings

Open to visit in Wisconsin

17 dossiers in Wisconsin carry the open to the public filing — the legend is on record and the door, per the last source, is open. Access is a filing, not a guarantee: hours, tickets and seasonality live with the venue. Everything else in the archive stays documented but admired from the legal distance.

17 open dossiers4 counties coveredHurley — deepest file

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Hurley

Hurley, Wisconsin

The iron town where Silver Street stayed wide open.

2 claims · 2 legends→

SS Meteor

Superior, Wisconsin

The 1896 whaleback—the last of her kind.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Pfister Hotel

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee’s 1893 palace—the founder who reportedly inspects the lobby.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Apostle Islands

Bayfield, Wisconsin

The 22 islands—the Ojibwe’s sacred archipelago.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Sand Island Light

Bayfield, Wisconsin

The 1881 Gothic light—where the keeper reportedly stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Madeline Island

La Pointe, Wisconsin

The Ojibwe’s island of the dead—where the ancestors reportedly walk.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fairlawn Mansion

Superior, Wisconsin

The 1891 mansion—where the children reportedly play.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lady Elgin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

September 8, 1860—Lake Michigan’s deadliest wreck.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Cave of the Mounds

Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

The "jewel box" of American caves—discovered in a 1939 quarry blast.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Boy Scout Lane

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

The Stevens Point lane where a Scout troop is said to have vanished.

Milton House Museum

Milton, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

A. P. Dutton Warehouse

Racine, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Joshua Glover Rescue Site

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Monument Square

Racine, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Samuel Brown Farm Site

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

First Presbyterian Church of Racine, Wisconsin

Racine, Wisconsin

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

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Record last amended October 2, 2026