A Bibliophile's Dream.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.