A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

The magic's in the hole!

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.