A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

This replica of Columbus's famous ship houses the history of La Palma's maritime importance during the Age of Exploration.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.