Places 45rpm Wants to Go

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The world's only statue dedicated to the greatest Great Dane in comic strip history.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

On land once deemed “valueless,” a multipurpose community garden proves the potential of urban farming.

Built in 1968, this arthouse has kept its movie-palace decor and has its own museum.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The second narrowest street in England is only 28 inches wide.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.

Probably the only remaining trace of a leprosy house in Wisconsin, reflecting a time when leprosy was uncurable and sufferers were isolated.

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

These eyes bring a smile to all who cruise past their watchful gaze.

This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

The remnants of sheer survival in Dublin's monastery district.