This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

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

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

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

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

Crumbled shell of one of the oldest buildings in Virginia.

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.