A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

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

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.