This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

The physical legacy of one man’s lifetime mission, following a near-fatal mine accident, to publicly proselytize for Christianity.

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

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

This relic of transportation history still stands in this Indiana city.

A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

Artifacts from the golden days of the circus reside in a small Indiana town.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The property contains 37 preserved animal effigy mounds constructed by Native Americans between 800-1100.