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Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.