The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

This is one really big nut.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.