Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

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

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

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

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

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

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

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.