A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

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