This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques