Allen Park, Michigan
Uniroyal Giant Tire
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
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Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Brooklyn, New York
This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.
Tomkins Cove, New York
The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.
Buffalo, New York
This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Palmyra, New York
Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.
New York, New York
Here be dragons.
London, England
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
Columbus, Ohio
This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.
Columbus, Ohio
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Newport, Rhode Island
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
Webster, Massachusetts
It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!
Keene, New Hampshire
A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.
Buffalo, New York
This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.
New York, New York
Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Providence, Rhode Island
To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.