Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.