A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

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

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

New York's oldest magic store.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

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

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.