Kansas City, Missouri
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
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Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Kansas City, Missouri
A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Kansas City, Kansas
This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
La Crosse, Kansas
A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.
Tampa, Florida
These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.
Tampa, Florida
The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.
Dade City, Florida
VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.
Gainesville, Florida
Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Live long and prosper in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tennessee
For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.
Nashville, Tennessee
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Palmyra, Tennessee
Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.
Calvert City, Kentucky
A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.