One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

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.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.