The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.