A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

Gas station bathrooms adorned with one of the world’s most infamous typefaces, with quotes ranging from lewd to profound.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.