Homestead, Florida
Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
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Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Atlanta, Georgia
Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta, Georgia
This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Mill Valley, California
Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.
San Francisco, California
Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Solvang, California
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.