Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.