A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

At Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a plaque marks a place once known as No Man's Land in the linear world and the fictional Kcymaerxthaere as well.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.