Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

America's first public mental health facility.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

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

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.