A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A local prank turned town icon.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.