19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

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

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.