The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.