A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

High seas history comes to life at this immersive museum with an on-site tavern.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

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

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.