A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

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

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.