A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This small exhibit explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the first known conjoined twins.