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The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

One of the largest collections of merchandise from the famous British sci-fi show can be found smack in the middle of Indiana.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.