“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

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

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

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

The last of its kind in the country.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.