A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

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

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

This historic folk museum celebrates the attention to detail that makes America great.

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.