Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The magic's in the hole!

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.