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One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”

Site of the longest gun battle in FBI history.

The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.