Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The world's longest known cave system.

This museum was built to share the story of Liberal's singular pancake-flipping racing tradition.

Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

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

This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.