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Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

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