Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

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

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.