A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

The life of one of America's pre-eminent painters is frozen in time in the home where he lived, worked, and died.

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

In the heart of Little Sweden USA, a small gallery and museum pays tribute to a Swedish-born artist who fell in love with the American landscape.

Hands-on activities, childbirth artifacts, and a library are all part of this tiny, one-room museum that examines motherhood and women’s roles throughout history.

A hidden gem that highlights the life and innovations of Les Paul, the "Wizard of Waukesha."

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

A unique museum that uses visual art and storytelling to reveal the hidden history of the Gullah Geechee and their African ancestors.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

During segregation, this Orlando hotel hosted performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Now it's a museum dedicated to preserving local Black history.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.