Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.