Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.