The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

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

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

The national park was once a plantation estate.