This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.