What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

World's largest Christmas store.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

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

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

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

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

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

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

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

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

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.