A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

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

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

The largest cattle market on earth holds live auctions open to the public every week.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

What is the Thing?

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.