At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

The humble fort that saved Washington.

The façade of this building looks like a bingo board, but it's really a giant clock by a famed graphic designer.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

A world of whimsy and wonder aboard a one of a kind historic landmark vessel.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.