This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

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

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.