The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.

A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.

Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.