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Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.