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Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.