This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

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

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The world's only known button museum.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.