This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

World's largest Christmas store.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.