The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.