A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

Museum featuring strange and enchanting toys of the past.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.