The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.