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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.