This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.