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This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.