Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

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

Each of these 87 large stones has a unique message. Together, they form part of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

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

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

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

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

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