After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

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

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.

A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.