Memphis, Tennessee
The Crystal Shrine Grotto
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
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Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Linn, Missouri
The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
Nashville, Tennessee
This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Strongsville, Ohio
Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.
Staten Island, New York
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.
Cleveland, Ohio
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.
West Liberty, Ohio
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Columbus, Ohio
Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
New York, New York
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
New York, New York
The greatest real estate coup of all time.
New York, New York
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
New York, New York
More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.