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

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.