This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

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

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

A man-made island designed to look like a massive battleship.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.