A delightful Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale experience, not far off the interstate.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

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

The World's Largest Bull.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

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

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.