The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The world's longest known cave system.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.