The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

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

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

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

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

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

The magic's in the hole!

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.