Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti Water Tower
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
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Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Bay City, Michigan
This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.
Bay City, Michigan
This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”
Flint, Michigan
A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.
South Lyon, Michigan
This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.
South Lyon, Michigan
This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.
Douglas, Michigan
On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.
Holland, Michigan
Outside Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a marker honors a University without people from the fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Holland, Michigan
The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.
Elk Rapids, Michigan
Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.
Christchurch, New Zealand
This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.
Traverse City, Michigan
This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.
Traverse City, Michigan
This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.
Rockwood, Michigan
Although outnumbered, the Tecumseh Confederacy defeated a large regiment of United States troops.
Saint Thomas, Ontario
The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia
This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.
Moncton, New Brunswick
A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.
Hartland, New Brunswick
The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.
Saint John, New Brunswick
A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.
Saint John, New Brunswick
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
Nackawic, New Brunswick
The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.