Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.