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Louis' Lunch

New Haven, Connecticut

Louis' Lunch

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Weighs 6 tons and is 26 feet high.

Melbourne, Australia

Raising the Rattler Pole

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

American Science & Surplus

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

American Science & Surplus

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

Olympia Milk Bar interior
Permanently Closed

Stanmore, Australia

Olympia Milk Bar

This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.

The fireplace adorned by elephant tusks.

New York, New York

Explorers Club Headquarters

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

Brazenhead, resurrected
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Brazenhead Books

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Bust of Houdini once on his grave
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Houdini Revealed

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

Mmuseumm

New York, New York

Mmuseumm

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Crossness Pumping Station

London, England

Crossness Pumping Station

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

London, England

Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A circular outline marks the underground location of the Roman amphitheater

London, England

Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.

Magic Circle Museum

London, England

Magic Circle Museum

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre.

London, England

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

Exterior of Novelty Automation, a 17th century building.

London, England

Novelty Automation

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A Nicobar Tree Shrew in the Grant Museum of Zoology

London, England

Grant Museum of Zoology

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

Pollocks Toy Museum
Permanently Closed

London, England

Pollock's Toy Museum

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

Longleat Maze and a viewing bridge

Warminster, England

Longleat Hedge Maze

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The front of the store. (Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop)

Evanston, Illinois

Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Woolly Mammoth Antiques and Oddities

Chicago, Illinois

Woolly Mammoth Antiques and Oddities

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

The exterior of the new store
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Chicago, Illinois

Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply Co.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Wooden Alley

Chicago, Illinois

Wooden Block Alley

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The Museum of Holography
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Chicago, Illinois

The Museum of Holography

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

Tout Quarry Sculpture Park

Portland, England

Tout Quarry Sculpture Park

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

Minack Theatre

Penzance, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

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