This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

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

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.