Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

A symbol of Texas pride.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.