Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.