This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

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

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

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

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.