The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.