This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

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

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.