The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

Originally a cemetery, this city park remains speckled with a handful of scattered gravestones.

This unassuimng grain elevator, commonly confused for a smokestack, helped inspire the modern architecture movement.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The inconspicuous grave of the University of Illinois' first president is just steps from the main quadrangle.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.