The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.