This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

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

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

New York's oldest magic store.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.