The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.