World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

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

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

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

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

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

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

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Moonbows over Kentucky.