Places Edited by breaingram

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.