Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.