Become a prohibition rebel.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

The magic's in the hole!

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.