First planned industrial community in the United States.

Before the Vatican, there was Dolton: This is the childhood home of the first American pope.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

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

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

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

This pavement line and accompanying statue commemorates the starting point for the world's oldest annual marathon.

The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.