Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.