After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

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

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

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

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

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