Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

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

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.