West Virginia is the marble capital of the world and every day, mountains of discarded glass are repurposed into more than a million tiny spheres of multi-colored fun. A dedicated team of Amish workers combines old-fashioned elbow grease, high-tech machinery, and lots of love to build a massive fleet of retro wagons in a rainbow of colors. At this Georgia factory, a heat press transforms ground-up old truck tires into dazzling welcome mats that make a lasting impression. It takes an all-star Ohio dream team to turn American cowhides into flawless footballs that become the center of attention in stadiums worldwide.

In a single year, this Illinois mop company uses enough fabric to stretch to the moon and back three times. When it's hammer time at this Illinois forge, man and machine turn a red-hot steel bar into a rock-hard tool that can take a major beating. There's no lying down on the job at this mattress factory where every made-to-order queen-size mattress is expertly finished off by hand. Keeping the company's flame alive after over 80 years, an amazing 12 million rugged Zippo lighters are hand-assembled in Pennsylvania every year.