Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

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

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

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

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

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.