Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Hunting trophies and antique guns make up the unusual display at this Minnesota bank building.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.