The history of funerals and funerary customs.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

The World's Largest Bull.

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

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

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

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.