A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.