A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

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

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The magic's in the hole!

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.