A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

These boots are made for selfies.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.