The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

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

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.