New York, New York
Bryant Park Bathroom
The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.
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Queens, New York
Home for Retired Playground Animals
A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Queens, New York
Fountain of the Planet of the Apes
No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.
New York, New York
Girl Puzzle Monument
An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Tramway
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
Queens, New York
Soy Bean Chan Flower Shop
This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.
New York, New York
Ralph Kramden Statue
An homage to Jackie Gleason's bus-driving character from 'The Honeymooners.'
New York, New York
300 West 38th Street
Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.
New York, New York
New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
Mexican Hat, Utah
Mexican Hat
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Rexhame Beach
In 1898, a New England storm that claimed more than 400 lives created this brand new stretch of shoreline.
Glover, Vermont
The Museum of Everyday Life
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Lynn, Massachusetts
Dungeon Rock
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Hand of Faith Gold Nugget
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Boston, Massachusetts
'The Embrace'
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Boston, Massachusetts
'Frogs in Common'
Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
Haines Shoe House
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
