A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

Yo, Adrian!

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.