Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.