Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

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

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.