A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

The so-called "world's shortest river" is actually a window into a cave.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.