The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones' Locker.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.