An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

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

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.