A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.