Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

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

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

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

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.