A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

This general store is stocked with memorabilia from the 1930s onward—almost none of it for sale.

Discover diverse aquatic life and befriend resident turtles at this private diving grotto in north Florida.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A pair of black granite tails dive into a sea of grass in landlocked Vermont.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

One car at a time please.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.