New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Glendale, California
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.