An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.