It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."