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The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This is one really big nut.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

The only international border marker within the United States.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Tucked away inside a historic Savannah hotel is a hundred-year history presented in ladies' lids.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.