The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

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

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

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

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

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.