Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

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

Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.

In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.