This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.