This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

Gang fights don't just happen on the streets, they happen under them too.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.