One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.