In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

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

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.