Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

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

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

Known as the "Kissing Bridge" for its privacy, it also happens to be the last covered bridge in Ontario.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

The world's largest woodcarving collection includes dozens of Bible scenes and a wooden bestiary, all carved by one man.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.