This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

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

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

For over a century, it was a crucial center of mental health treatment and also the source of many local legends.

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

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

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

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.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

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

The Real LegoLand.

A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.