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

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

This former Indiana quarry has been transformed into a park and SCUBA site where divers can explore the drowned mining equipment.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

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

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

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

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.