A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo's Scandinavian distributor.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

Burial mounds of prehistoric Native Americans who lived along the DuPage River.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.