San Francisco, California
Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain
Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.
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San Francisco, California
Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Brooklyn, New York
Church featuring "high Victorian gothic" architecture.
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Eco-friendly island mansion.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.
Brooklyn, New York
The return of something once considered a basic part of life.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.