The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

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

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

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.