The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

"May the force be with you always."

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.