Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

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

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

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

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