Columbus Junction, Iowa
Lover's Leap Swinging Bridge
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
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Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Iowa City, Iowa
How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.
Leland, Mississippi
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Real LegoLand.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Fountain City, Wisconsin
This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
St. Louis, Missouri
A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."
Bristol, England
This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.
Joy, Missouri
Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.
Kingston, Arkansas
This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.
Jasper, Arkansas
These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Berryville, Arkansas
Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!
Jessieville, Arkansas
Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.
Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Chantilly, Virginia
At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.