This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.