Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

Cheap pizza and all of your naughty bedroom needs housed in a stunning example of Art Nouveau architecture.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.