A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

A cargo of beautiful music.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The mummified relics of an American missionary.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

New York's oldest magic store.

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

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

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.