The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.