An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Yo, Adrian!

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.