The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

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

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.