A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

Second largest wastewater treatment plant in the country.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.