This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

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

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.

The location where the American Revolution ended.