Felton, California
Bigfoot Discovery Museum
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
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Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Coulee City, Washington
A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Cooperstown, New York
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Richfield Springs, New York
This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Ochopee, Florida
In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.
Tataouine, Tunisia
A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'
Daqas, Tunisia
A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Cleveland, Ohio
The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Oakland, California
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
Ōshima Island, Japan
This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.