One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

This museum is dedicated to preserving Minnesota's lake culture through displays of vintage watercraft and rotating exhibits.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.