This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

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

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

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

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

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

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

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

A collection of artifacts from two worldwide industries that called Endicott, NY home.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.