In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The Pickle Guys stand as a salt-stained holdout of the Lower East Side’s historic pushcart culture.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

An antiquarian horologist’s mysterious home in Old Goucher.

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

The stone supports mark where a historic railroad once crossed one of Towson’s main roads.

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

This museum honors an African-American renaissance man of the early 18th century.

The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.

These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.