Chicago, Illinois
Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
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Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Terre Haute, Indiana
In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Charleston, Illinois
The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.
West Terre Haute, Indiana
A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Paris, Illinois
One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.
Monticello, Illinois
The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Mooresville, Indiana
This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.
Charleston, South Carolina
Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.
Charleston, South Carolina
Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.