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

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

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

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.