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

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

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

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.