A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.