Lucas, Kansas
World's Largest Collection of Smallest Versions of Largest Things
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
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Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
Los Angeles, California
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Jacksonville, Florida
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
New Orleans, Louisiana
If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?
Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
North Port, Florida
This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.