Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.