Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

New York's oldest magic store.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.