Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

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

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.