A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

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

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.