Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An outdoor installation of 20 vintage signs that once hung in front of businesses throughout town.

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

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

This giant subway sculpture celebrates the fruit that inspired the theory of gravity.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.