A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.