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L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A large instrument played by the wind.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.