First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

This historical marker is all that remains of Octagon City, Kansas, a failed vegetarian utopia.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

The former home of the 11th president of the United States.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.

This rural roadside cross marks the farthest point of Coronado's expedition, and the place where the Catholic faith first came to America.

In the heart of Little Sweden USA, a small gallery and museum pays tribute to a Swedish-born artist who fell in love with the American landscape.

The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

W.C. Handy, sometimes known as the Father of the Blues, drew inspiration for one of his biggest hits from this spot.