Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.

One car at a time please.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.