Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

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

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.