A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

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

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.