In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.