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

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

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

This Dutch-styled residential building was originally a cocoa company's World's Fair showpiece.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.