A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

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

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

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

New York's oldest magic store.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

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