Fairbanks, Alaska
Engineers Tradition Stone
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Lerna, Illinois
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Ashmore, Illinois
This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."
Carbondale, Illinois
In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.
Scales Mound, Illinois
This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.
Elko, Nevada
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.
Petaluma, California
The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.
Lincoln, Nebraska
A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Eureka, Missouri
This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.
Staunton, Illinois
This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.