A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Become a prohibition rebel.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.