"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

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

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

This early pioneer landmark is one of the oldest buildings in this part of Kansas and one of the few Dutch mills ever built in the state.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.

A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.