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

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

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

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

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

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

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

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Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.