Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.