This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

A Kansas nature preserve protecting the plants and animals that once stretched across central North America.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.