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This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.