Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A white oak with property rights.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.