One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

The loneliest island in New York.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.