Places Edited by Cindy Cesare

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.