This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.