Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

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

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.

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

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.