A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

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

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

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

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

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.