This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This charming woodland trail is peppered with poetry.

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

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

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

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.