Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.