Places Edited by knoxium

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.