Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

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

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.