A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

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

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.