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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

This neo-Gothic former auto showroom is one of the few remaining reminders of Brooklyn's "Automobile Row."

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.