This unincorporated community in western Ohio got its peculiar name from John "Daddy" Baker.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

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

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.