One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.