This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

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

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.