A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

Learn about the history and craftsmanship of carousels inside this museum located in a former post office.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.