The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

America's first federal monument.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.