A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

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

A veritable variety of odds and ends.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

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

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.