Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.