An office built to look like a giant basket.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

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

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

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

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

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

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

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

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

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.