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Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

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

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

These boots are made for selfies.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.