The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

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

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.