This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.