This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

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

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

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

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.