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This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.