Chicago, Illinois
300 South Wacker Drive
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
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Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
New York, New York
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Anaheim, California
A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.
Anaheim, California
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
New York, New York
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.