In the heart of Little Sweden USA, a small gallery and museum pays tribute to a Swedish-born artist who fell in love with the American landscape.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

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

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

This Indiana walk of fame honors music legends with record-shaped plaques in the pavement.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

This unique creation was made by the largest manufacturer of Christmas bulbs in 1946 to honor those returning from World War II.