Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

The cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.