Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

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

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

A stone face watches over the river.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.