One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.