One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

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

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying The Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

World's largest Christmas store.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?