A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

The world's largest collection of ticks.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

A private home collection of more than 3,500 cat figurines.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.