Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

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

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.