This is one really big nut.

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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

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

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.