This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

Enjoy the cutest cafe experience outdoors.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.