Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.