A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

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

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

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

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

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

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.