Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

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

New York's oldest magic store.

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

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

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

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.

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

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.