A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.