New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Orleans Train Garden
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.
Detroit, Michigan
Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Cleveland, Ohio
A dazzling display of lights and crystals.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.
Detroit, Michigan
The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.
Lajas, Puerto Rico
This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.
Guánica, Puerto Rico
Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.