New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Marker for a long-gone electric trolley line that spurred the economic development of West Asheville.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

The tallest dam in Montana and top 10 in the country.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.