The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

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

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.