Smithland, Kentucky
Mantle Rock
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
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Smithland, Kentucky
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Paris, Tennessee
A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.
Centerville, Tennessee
In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Encinitas, California
These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Boston, Massachusetts
Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Calhoun, Georgia
Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.
Townsend, Georgia
Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
Plains, Georgia
This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
Griffin, Georgia
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.