More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

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

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

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.