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

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

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

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

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

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

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

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

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

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.