The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.