This curious headstone is labeled simply as "The Queen."

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

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

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.