This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.