Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

The smallest country in the world.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.