The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.