Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

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

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

World's largest Christmas store.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.