In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.