A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

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

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.