This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

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

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The World's Largest Bull.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.