This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

A replica that won't float away.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.

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

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

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

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.