Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

One of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in service on Lake Michigan.

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

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

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

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

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

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

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

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

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

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

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.