The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

What is the Thing?

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.