This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

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

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

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

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.