The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

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

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

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

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

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

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

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

Become a prohibition rebel.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

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

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

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

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.