This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.