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A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

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

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.