A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.