Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.