Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

While filling up your gas tank in eastern Kentucky, you just might stumble into this collection of country music memorabilia.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.