A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

The former home of a foreign correspondent who reported on Korea’s independence movement has been restored and is open to the public.

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.