The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

What is the Thing?

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.