The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

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

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.