Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.