San Francisco, California
Palace of Fine Arts
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
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San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Nassau, Bahamas
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
Hampton, Virginia
This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Washington, D.C.
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
Washington, D.C.
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Washington, D.C.
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Washington, D.C.
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.