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

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.