In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.