House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.