An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A big museum full of little worlds.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.