A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

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

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

The world's largest Holstein cow.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

"May the force be with you always."

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.