This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

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

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

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

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

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

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

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

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.