In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

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

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

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A New Jersey state park that was once Napoleon's brother's sprawling estate.

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.