A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

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

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

An eccentric park and pool.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

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

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.