The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.