A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

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

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.