A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.