A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

The final resting place of many of New Jersey's most famous residents, including U.S. history's most in-vogue antagonist, Aaron Burr.

A playground the size of a city block is a modernist monument to civic values and public housing.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.