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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Named for a Greek oracle that interpreted the words of Zeus, this beautifully-restored manor home was once home to the architect of the Marshall Plan.