This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

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

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.