A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The magic's in the hole!

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.