The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

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

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

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

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

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

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

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.