This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

An old railroad crossing that’s been converted into a pedestrian bridge.

Indiana’s oldest brick building was home to America's shortest-serving president.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

This symbol of the town's Swiss heritage is a tribute to the Zytglogge in Bern.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

Finished in December of 1906, it was the longest rail viaduct in the United States and the third longest of its kind in the world at that time.

The fifth geographically in a series of twelve statues commemorating westward expansion in the United States.

This Indiana walk of fame honors music legends with record-shaped plaques in the pavement.

A collection of sculptures and trails that appear to change with the seasons.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.