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

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

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

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

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.