A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.