A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The world's longest known cave system.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

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

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.