“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.