A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.