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

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

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

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

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

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

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This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.