Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."