Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.