A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.