Minneapolis, Minnesota
Washburn Park Water Tower
Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.
Gas, Kansas
Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.
Glasgow, Scotland
Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.
Kingsburg, California
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
Luling, Texas
A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.
Rochester, Minnesota
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
Lakeland, Florida
A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland’s northernmost pub.
New York, New York
This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Arlington, Virginia
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
San Francisco, California
Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Oakland, California
The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.
Brooklyn, New York
This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Vancouver, British Columbia
At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.
Cataño, Puerto Rico
The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
Berkeley, California
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."