This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.