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Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Learn all about this iconic air rifle without putting an eye out.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.