Places Monogenes Wants to Go

In Wilmington's hip Trolley Square neighborhood, a utility box has been repainted to resemble a classic gumball machine.

A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

Postmodern architect Robert Venturi’s gift to his mother stands as an example of the midcentury’s wild swings in building aesthetics and design.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.