This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."