A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Russian history in San Francisco.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

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