Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

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

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.