The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

These boots are made for selfies.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

These abandoned waterworks are crumbling into the Potomac River.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

Local legend says that someone is buried in the trunk.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.