Scottsboro, Alabama
Unclaimed Baggage Center
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
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Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Alexandria, Minnesota
14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.
Cullman, Alabama
A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Albany, California
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Berkeley, California
A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.
Albany, California
A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.
Port Costa, California
Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.