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

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.