This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.