A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.