Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

This 19th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.