The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

The magic's in the hole!

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.