This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

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

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

The World's Largest Bull.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.