A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of millions of years.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.