After a battle with Congress, Webb C. Hayes installed the gates of the White House on the fence of his father's Presidential Library and Museum.

Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

An office built to look like a giant basket.