One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.