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

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

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

This 19th-century hotel and spa hosted famous guests like like the Vanderbilt family, William Waldorf Astor, Helen Keller, and Jay Gould.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.