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

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

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

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

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

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

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.