The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

Where the oil industry began.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.