Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head as he died can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

Harlem park dedicated to compulsive hoarders killed by their own junk.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

New York's oldest magic store.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.