This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.