A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.