"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

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

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

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

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

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

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

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

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

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

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

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.