This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.