A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.