The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.