A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Final resting place of Typhoid Mary.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

The only surviving sidewalk clock in Brooklyn.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Set sail on a small scale.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.

A museum collection honoring the long history of the FDNY is held in a disused Manhattan fire house.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.