This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Profile of a sleeping person 4km long in 250m high cliffs.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.