Detroit, Michigan
Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
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Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Zanesville, Ohio
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.