Places Edited by michellepercha

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

“It has nae lugs!”

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

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

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.