There’s something for everyone at this engaging emporium.

A local prank turned town icon.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

This park is home to all 8 swan species, and also has extensive plantings of Japanese Iris.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

The smallest walk-in museum in the United States, this miniature museum preserves and displays a range of historic manuscripts.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

A wonderful world of rare fruits and flowering trees grows in a small botanical park in Bradenton.

This late 1800s historic home was moved by land and sea to serve its current role as a welcome center.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

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

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.