After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

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

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.