The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

A tribute to the man who invented basketball stands in his Canadian hometown.