Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

It’s hard to believe this hostile landscape was once a health resort.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

A bustling bazaar with an elaborate facade in Central Asia’s underrated capital.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

A collection of soda memorabilia that spans decades.