In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.