The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The world's only known button museum.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.