A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.