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The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

One of the largest historical collections on Texas and the American West.

At this rural museum, visitors can experience "Boomtown U.S.A.," a lifelike re-creation of an oil boomtown in the 1930s.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

A rattlesnake museum showcasing over 30 species, in a century-old building that used to be the general store in this tiny West Texas town.

The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.

An oasis of lilies cultivated by the "Indiana Jones of Water Lilies."

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.