Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

The Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College features a chunk of the Berlin Wall.

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.

Thousands of hats, pens, and pencils, hanging inside the walls of a former church.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

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

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

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