One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

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

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.