This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

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

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.