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

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A hotel in Taiwan based on the better business practices that can be gleaned from Jewish law.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruous in rural Vermont.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.