One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

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

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.