This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

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

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.