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

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

An urban laboratory.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.