The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.