A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.