When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

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

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

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

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

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.