This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.