Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

It's 2 billion years old!

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.