One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

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

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.