The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.