Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.