Places Edited by misszon

Find your state fair food favorites all year long.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.