This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A big museum full of little worlds.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

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

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."

A benevolent, 16-foot-tall river dragon lives on a suburban lawn.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.