This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

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

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

A 17th-century building that once served as the town's courthouse and jail is now a thriving art center.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.