This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

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

Ever wanted to can Spam?

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

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

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.