Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

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

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

The Fun Farm weaves fairy tales, myths, and magic into a magnificent collection for visitors to explore.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.