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Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

A small museum celebrating the life of the first Black four-star general in Air Force history.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.