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

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.