An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

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

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

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

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

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

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.