Rome, Italy
Zuccari Palace
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
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Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni GaudÃ's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Florence, Italy
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Lynn, Indiana
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Walnut Creek, California
This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Port Costa, California
A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Mill Valley, California
One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Joshua Tree, California
While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Sunol, California
The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.
Alert Bay, British Columbia
This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.
Prague, Czechia
This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.