A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

Self-sufficient greenhouse floating on the Hudson River.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.