This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

The middle finger of modernity.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.