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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.

Home of the "true" equator.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

These boots are made for selfies.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.