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This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

Become a prohibition rebel.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.