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

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

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

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.