How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.