Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

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

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.