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

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

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

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.