This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

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

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.