The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

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

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

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

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

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

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.