Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.