One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

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

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

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

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.