A large circus museum with summer performances.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A little-known memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty during the First World War.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

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.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.