From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

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

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

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

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

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

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Home to items never before seen by the public.