A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.