Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

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

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.