This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.