Coral Gables, Florida
Venetian Pool
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
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Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.
Louisville, Kentucky
The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.
Clarksville, Indiana
The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.
Chicago, Illinois
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.
Wilmington, Illinois
This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.
Lincoln, Illinois
Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Baker, Nevada
A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.