A chessmaster's dream destination.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.