This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.