The origins of midtown Manhattan's anachronistic wooden farmhouse remain a mystery.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

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

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.