A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

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

This video store is a horror buff's dream.