The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.