This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.