A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.