Richmond, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Buena Vista, Georgia
Pasaquan
This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
White Post, Virginia
Dinosaurland
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
San Francisco, California
The Walt Disney Family Museum
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
Permanently Closed
Berkeley, California
Tail of the Yak
Handmade treasures from around the world.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Sandwich Glass Museum
This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
The Edward Gorey House
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Providence, Rhode Island
Big Blue Bug
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Salty the Seahorse
Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."
Key West, Florida
Truman's Little White House
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.
Palmdale, Florida
Gatorama
Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Bulk Candy Store Museum
This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Staunton, Virginia
Camera Heritage Museum
Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.
St. Augustine, Florida
Sacred Cat Rug
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
Sarasota, Florida
Pinecraft
This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.
Sarasota, Florida
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Ona, Florida
Solomon's Castle
Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.
Boston, Massachusetts
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Permanently Closed
Boston, Massachusetts
Bodega
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Salem, Massachusetts
House of the Seven Gables
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
