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

A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

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

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

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

A small-town Nebraska museum is home to thousands of handmade clown dolls.

This town of 100 people has approximately one bronze sculpture for every two residents.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

With a 90-foot wingspan, the world’s largest loon sculpture stands outside Allianz Field.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.