Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.