Waco, Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
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Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Madison, Wisconsin
"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.
Lecanto, Florida
What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.
Orniac, France
An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.
Mitaka, Japan
A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.
Noisy-le-Grand, France
A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.
Erin, Tennessee
Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Pembroke, Malta
These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.
Houston, Texas
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Twin Falls, Idaho
The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.
Los Angeles, California
This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
San Antonio, Texas
A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
Orange, Texas
Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.
Galveston, Texas
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.