In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.