The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

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

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

A sprawling museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

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

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.