Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

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

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

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

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

The World's Largest Bull.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.