Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Brooklyn's Barkaloo Cemetery is the resting place of a scant two bodies.

The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.