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Miami, Florida

Monkey Jungle

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
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Weeki Wachee, Florida

Weeki Wachee: City of Live Mermaids

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
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Chiefland, Florida

Manatee Springs

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.
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The Dalles, Oregon

National Neon Sign Museum

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.
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Boise, Idaho

Old Idaho State Penitentiary

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
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Munfordville, Kentucky

Kentucky's Stonehenge

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
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Troutdale, Oregon

Tad’s Chicken ’n Dumplins

permanently closed
This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
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Astoria, Oregon

Museum of Whimsy

permanently closed
A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.
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Fort Rock, Oregon

Derrick Cave

This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.
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Grants Pass, Oregon

Bear Hotel

Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.
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Boring, Oregon

North American Bigfoot Center

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.
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Rockaway Beach, Oregon

The Original Pronto Pup

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.
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Seaside, Oregon

Painted Rock Beach

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.
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Silver Lake, Oregon

Cowboy Dinner Tree

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.
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Ashland, Oregon

Lithia Water Fountain

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
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Florence, Oregon

Exploding Whale Memorial Park

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
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Portland, Oregon

Cargo

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.
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Portland, Oregon

Hippo Hardware

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.
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Woodburn, Oregon

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.
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Tillamook, Oregon

Tillamook Creamery

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
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Portland, Oregon

Chocolate Waterfall

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.
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Portland, Oregon

Paul Bunyan Statue

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
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Port Orford, Oregon

Prehistoric Gardens

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.
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Warrenton, Oregon

The Wreck of the Peter Iredale

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
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