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You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

A series of fish plaques that are embedded in the malls of Ocean Parkway.

One of the deadliest American air disasters is nearly forgotten in Brooklyn.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

This stained glass window designed by Tiffany Studios is hidden behind the circulation desk of a public library.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

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.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.