Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

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

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.