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The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

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

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

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

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

One car at a time please.