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This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.