The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

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

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.