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

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The only international border marker within the United States.

A remarkably futuristic building sits in the oldest town in Louisiana.

The first capital of Texas was actually in modern-day Louisiana.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.