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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Become a prohibition rebel.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.