At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

The magic's in the hole!

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.