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.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The most confusing clock in New York.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.