The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

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

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.