Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

Down a stairway in the East Village, you could once read a plaque describing an alternate history of a fictional version of Manhattan.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

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

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.