The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.