Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

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

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

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

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.