An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.