This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

New York's oldest magic store.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.