The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.