A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

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

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.