The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.