It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.