Riverview, Florida
International Independent Showmen’s Museum
The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.
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Riverview, Florida
The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.
Greenback, Tennessee
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.