Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

Antiques by the Bay.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.