It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

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

In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The final resting place of one of the most iconic musicians of the '80s.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.