Washington, D.C.
Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
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District of Columbia
Darth Vader Grotesque
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
Permanently Closed
Las Vegas, Nevada
'Akhob'
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
High Roller
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
'The Mantis'
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Indio, California
Shields Date Garden
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Palm Springs, California
Robo Lights
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Los Angeles, California
John Sowden House
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
Paris Point Zero
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Paris, France
Shakespeare and Company
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Pegasus and Dragon
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Chicago, Illinois
Crown Fountain
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Celebration, Florida
Mickey Pylon
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Delray Beach, Florida
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.
Islamorada, Florida
Betsy the Lobster
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
Captain Tony's Saloon
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Key West, Florida
Pan Am's First Office
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
